Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging

The Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) is a response to the growing demand from government agencies, Congress, and academic researchers for information and research related to the economic impacts of America’s aging population.

As one offourteen centers established by theNational Institute on Aging, Berkeley’s CEDA comprises a group of mathematical and statistical demographers who apply their skills in such research areas as biodemography, demographic modeling and forecasting, and intergenerational transfers, including fiscal accounting.

Among CEDA’s signature programs are the Human Mortality Database, a high-quality data base for mortality, life tables, and other demographic measures for 37 nations; Biodemography of Longevity, which combines research from demography, biology, economics, statistics, anthropology, and entomology; and National Transfer Accounts or NTA, an international effort to measure economic flows across age groups, including how each age group produces, consumes, shares, and saves resources.